Top 1

• Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Combs vs. Harder
  
  Combs takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sewell vs. Harder
  
  Sewell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Combs moves to third. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Ruth vs. Harder
  
  Ruth takes first base on ball four. Sewell moves to second. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Gehrig vs. Harder
  
  Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Burnett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Combs scores. Sewell moves to third. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Chapman vs. Harder
  
  Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Montague scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Porter vs. Ruffing
  
  Porter takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Burnett vs. Ruffing
  
  Burnett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Porter moves to third. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Averill vs. Ruffing
  
  Averill hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Porter scores. Burnett moves to third. Averill moves to second. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Morgan vs. Ruffing
  
  Morgan strikes out. Dickey drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Morgan out. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Vosmik vs. Ruffing
  
  Vosmik hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Burnett scores. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Kamm vs. Ruffing
  
  Kamm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Yankees, 1 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lary vs. Harder
  
  Lary hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Dickey vs. Harder
  
  Dickey takes first base on ball four. Lary moves to second. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Lazzeri vs. Harder
  
  Lazzeri hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Ruffing vs. Harder
  
  Ruffing hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harder fields it and throws to first for the out. Lary moves to third. Dickey moves to second. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Combs vs. Harder
  
  Combs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Burnett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Yankees, 1 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Myatt vs. Ruffing
  
  Myatt hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ruth. Myatt reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Montague vs. Ruffing
  
  Montague hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Harder vs. Ruffing
  
  Harder is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Porter vs. Ruffing
  
  Porter hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Yankees, 1 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sewell vs. Harder
  
  Sewell hits a line drive into right field. Porter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ruth vs. Harder
  
  Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kamm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gehrig vs. Harder
  
  Gehrig hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Chapman vs. Harder
  
  Chapman is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Burnett vs. Ruffing
  
  Burnett hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Averill vs. Ruffing
  
  Averill hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Morgan vs. Ruffing
  
  Morgan hits a line drive into center field. Combs picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Combs. Morgan moves to second. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Vosmik vs. Ruffing
  
  Vosmik strikes out. View Play 

Top 4

• Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lary vs. Harder
  
  Lary hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Dickey vs. Harder
  
  Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Montague scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lazzeri vs. Harder
  
  Lazzeri is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kamm vs. Ruffing
  
  Kamm takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Myatt vs. Ruffing
  
  Myatt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kamm moves to third. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Montague vs. Ruffing
  
  Montague strikes out. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Harder vs. Ruffing
  
  Harder hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Porter vs. Ruffing
  
  There goes Myatt. The throw from Dickey and he is safe. Myatt steals second. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Porter vs. Ruffing
  
  Porter takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Burnett vs. Ruffing
  
  Burnett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruffing fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kamm scores. Myatt moves to third. Porter moves to second. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Averill vs. Ruffing
  
  Averill hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Indians, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Morgan vs. Ruffing
  
  Morgan strikes out. View Play 

Top 5

• Yankees, 2 - Indians, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ruffing vs. Harder
  
  Ruffing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Montague scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Indians, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Combs vs. Harder
  
  Combs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Burnett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Indians, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sewell vs. Harder
  
  Sewell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Indians, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Ruth vs. Harder
  
  Ruth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sewell moves to third. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Indians, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Gehrig vs. Harder
  
  Gehrig hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sewell scores. Ruth moves to third. View Play 
• Yankees, 3 - Indians, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Chapman vs. Harder
  
  Chapman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ruth scores. Gehrig moves to third. View Play 
• Yankees, 4 - Indians, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Lary vs. Harder
  
  Lary hits a ball on the ground towards short. Montague fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Montague. Gehrig scores. Chapman moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Yankees, 5 - Indians, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Dickey vs. Harder
  
  Dickey hits a line drive into right field. Porter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Yankees, 5 - Indians, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Vosmik vs. Pipgras
  
  George Pipgras now pitching.
  
  Vosmik hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Yankees, 5 - Indians, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kamm vs. Pipgras
  
  Kamm hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Chapman. Kamm reaches second base with a double. Vosmik goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Yankees, 5 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Myatt vs. Pipgras
  
  Myatt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kamm moves to third. View Play 
• Yankees, 5 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Montague vs. Pipgras
  
  Montague bunts towards first. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Kamm scores. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Yankees, 5 - Indians, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Harder vs. Pipgras
  
  Harder bunts towards third. Sewell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 5 - Indians, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Porter vs. Pipgras
  
  Porter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Montague moves to third. View Play 
• Yankees, 5 - Indians, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Burnett vs. Pipgras
  
  There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play 
• Yankees, 5 - Indians, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Burnett vs. Pipgras
  
  Burnett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Porter scores. View Play 
• Yankees, 5 - Indians, 11
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Averill vs. Pipgras
  
  Averill hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Lary fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Yankees, 5 - Indians, 11
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lazzeri vs. Harder
  
  Lazzeri strikes out. View Play 
• Yankees, 5 - Indians, 11
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pipgras vs. Harder
  
  Pipgras hits a ball on the ground towards short. Montague scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 5 - Indians, 11
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Combs vs. Harder
  
  Combs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first, with Harder covering, for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Yankees, 5 - Indians, 11
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Morgan vs. Pipgras
  
  Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 5 - Indians, 11
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Vosmik vs. Pipgras
  
  Vosmik hits a popup towards short. Lary settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 5 - Indians, 11
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kamm vs. Pipgras
  
  Kamm hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sewell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Yankees, 5 - Indians, 11
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sewell vs. Harder
  
  Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first, with Harder covering, for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 5 - Indians, 11
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ruth vs. Harder
  
  Ruth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Yankees, 5 - Indians, 11
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gehrig vs. Harder
  
  Gehrig hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Averill who is chasing the ball. Gehrig reaches third base with a triple. Ruth goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Yankees, 6 - Indians, 11
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Chapman vs. Harder
  
  Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kamm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 6 - Indians, 11
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Lary vs. Harder
  
  Lary takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Yankees, 6 - Indians, 11
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Dickey vs. Harder
  
  Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Montague fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Yankees, 6 - Indians, 11
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Myatt vs. Pipgras
  
  Myatt hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 6 - Indians, 11
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Montague vs. Pipgras
  
  Montague hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 6 - Indians, 11
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harder vs. Pipgras
  
  Harder strikes out. View Play 

Top 8

• Yankees, 6 - Indians, 11
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lazzeri vs. Harder
  
  Lazzeri hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Burnett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 6 - Indians, 11
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Byrd vs. Harder
  
  Samuel Byrd pinch hits for George Pipgras.
  
  Byrd hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 6 - Indians, 11
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Combs vs. Harder
  
  Combs hits a line drive into right field. Porter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Yankees, 6 - Indians, 11
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Porter vs. Weaver
  
  Jim Weaver now pitching.
  
  Porter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Yankees, 6 - Indians, 11
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Burnett vs. Weaver
  
  Burnett is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Yankees, 6 - Indians, 11
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Averill vs. Weaver
  
  Averill hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Porter moves to third. View Play 
• Yankees, 6 - Indians, 11
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Morgan vs. Weaver
  
  Morgan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ruth. Morgan reaches second base with a double. Porter scores. Averill goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Yankees, 6 - Indians, 13
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Vosmik vs. Weaver
  
  Vosmik hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sewell fields it and throws to first for the out. Morgan moves to third. View Play 
• Yankees, 6 - Indians, 13
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Kamm vs. Weaver
  
  Kamm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Yankees, 6 - Indians, 13
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sewell vs. Harder
  
  Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Montague scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 6 - Indians, 13
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ruth vs. Harder
  
  Ruth hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Yankees, 7 - Indians, 13
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gehrig vs. Harder
  
  Gehrig takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Yankees, 7 - Indians, 13
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Chapman vs. Harder
  
  Chapman strikes out. View Play 
• Yankees, 7 - Indians, 13
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lary vs. Harder
  
  That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Gehrig moves to second. View Play 
• Yankees, 7 - Indians, 13
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Lary vs. Harder
  
  That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Gehrig moves to third. View Play 
• Yankees, 7 - Indians, 13
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Lary vs. Harder
  
  Lary takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Yankees, 7 - Indians, 13
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Dickey vs. Harder
  
  Dickey strikes out. View Play 

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         Game of 8/14/1931, game 1 -- New York at Cleveland (D)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Cleveland          AB  R  H RBI
Combs E, cf           4  1  0  0   Porter D, rf          3  4  2  0   
Sewell J, 3b          5  1  2  0   Burnett J, 2b         5  2  3  2   
Ruth B, rf            4  3  3  1   Averill E, cf         5  2  3  5   
Gehrig L, 1b          4  2  3  4   Morgan E, 1b          5  0  2  2   
Chapman B, lf         5  0  1  1   Vosmik J, lf          5  1  1  1   
Lary L, ss            3  0  2  0   Kamm W, 3b            4  2  1  1   
Dickey B, c           4  0  0  0   Myatt G, c            4  1  2  0   
Lazzeri T, 2b         4  0  0  0   Montague E, ss        3  1  0  1   
Ruffing R, p          2  0  0  0   Harder M, p           4  0  0  0   
Pipgras G, p          1  0  0  0                                      
Byrd S, ph            1  0  0  0                                      
Weaver J, p           0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     37  7 11  6                        38 13 14 12

New York         101 030 101 --  7
Cleveland        200 540 02x -- 13

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Ruffing R (L)         4.0  7  7  7  3  5
Pipgras G             3.0  4  4  4  0  1
Weaver J              1.0  3  2  2  0  1

  Cleveland            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Harder M (W)          9.0 11  7  6  6  5

E -- Combs E, Montague E
DP -- Cleveland 2
LOB -- New York 9, Cleveland 5
2B -- Myatt G, Kamm W, Morgan E
3B -- Gehrig L
HR -- Gehrig L, Averill E, Ruth B
SB -- Myatt G, Porter D, Montague E
SH -- Montague E
T -- 2:30
A -- 0

    

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